Makeover – Ai

My beautiful friend, Ai, is one of my closest friends here in Japan. She has such a wonderful spirit about her. The other day, she was watching tv and without knowing that I was paying attention, she was dancing – like really dancing (as though no one was watching) to the music that was being performed on tv. It was so cute – it was SO her. I have been living with her ever since I arrived. She was kind enough to let me stay with her until I found my own place. It’s been wonderful being able to hang out and see her everyday. I’m going to miss seeing her everyday once I move out. Who am I going to teach makeup application to and who am I going to practice on? =(

Anyway – she was such an awesome sport for letting me take before pics of her brows. She’s been growing them out so that I could pluck them – so please excuse the mess. She’s quite embarrassed about them, but I couldn’t have shaped them if there isn’t much to work with, right? I knew you all would understand. =)

:: before plucking ::

:: after plucking ::

:: au naturale ::

:: MAC Studio Tech Foundation in NC32, CS big foundation brush ::

:: after foundation ::

:: NYX eyeshadow in dark brown used for eyebrows, eyebrow brush ::

:: Too Faced – Shadow Insurance used as eyeshadow base ::

:: NYX eyeshadow in ‘beanie’ and Ten Beauty eyeshadow in ‘mirage’ ::

:: there may be fall out, but don’t worry! ::

:: you can just use a fan brush to brush it away – CS Deluxe Soft Fan brush ::

:: awesome, awesome Japanese ‘Professional Magic Mascara’ – famous Japanese makeup artists invented this mascara, they tested many different formulas and then discovered that to make the best mascara – the combination of the shape of the brush and the texture of the gel has to blend together in harmony *according to Ai’s translation* ::

*** if you are interested in purchasing this mascara, please email me at tokyostargirl@live.com if enough people request it, i may offer it. ***